Chromebooks feature a built-in screen reader, Chromevox, which is also available as an extension for Chrome browsers on Windows and Mac. The accessibility feature is designed to help people with visual impairments — making it easy to use the Chrome OS.
If you’ve turned on the feature by mistake and can’t figure out how to turn off Chromevox on Chromebook or can’t turn it back on, we’ll guide you through it in no time.
In this article, we’ve covered the following topics to help you with Chromevox on Chromebooks.
- Enable/disable Chromevox using keyboard shortcut
- Enable/disable Chromevox on Chromebook in tablet mode
- Enable/disable Chromevox on Chromebook using system settings
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How to turn off ChromeVox on Chromebook using the keyboard shortcut?
One of the easiest ways to toggle anything is Chromebook keyboard shortcuts.
If you want to turn off Chromevox on Chromebook, press CTRL + ALT + Z. You can use the same shortcut to enable Chromevox again.
Turning off ChromeVox on Chromebook in tablet mode
If you’re using the Chromebook in tablet mode, press and hold the Volume down and Volume up buttons for approximately five seconds to turn off Chromevox mode. Once you hear a sound, the mode is disabled.
To enable Chromevox again, follow the same steps, and you’ll hear a sound — keep pressing the buttons until Chromevox starts speaking.
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How to turn off ChromeVox on Chromebook using Settings?
Step 1: Open Chromebook’s settings either using the notification menu from the home screen or open the Settings app from the app menu.
Step 2: Then select Advanced, located near the bottom of the options towards the left.
Step 3: Click on Accessibility, followed by Manage accessibility features.
Step 4: On the next page, click on the toggle button beside Enable ChromeVox (spoken feedback) to disable or enable the feature.
If you’re looking to use Chromevox’s screen reader capabilities on your Windows or Mac device, you can search for it in the Chrome web store and add it as an extension to the browser.
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